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The Components Necessary in a Clinical Day Program for a Successful Transition to Traditional School
Erica D. Parker – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this research was to determine what components of academic and therapeutic clinical day programs ensure success for students with mental health diagnoses as they transition back to conventional educational settings. This study focused on the importance of developing students' capabilities to fulfill their own needs within Maslow's…
Descriptors: Day Programs, Transitional Programs, Traditional Schools, Clinics
Isaksson, Charlotta; Björquist, Elisabet – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
The use of smartphones and tablet devices in activities is believed to have great potential for enhancing the participation of people with intellectual disabilities. However, these technologies, in themselves, do not contribute to participation. What matters is how they are used. Employing the concept of domestication and insights gained from…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, Participation
Schmidt, Matthew; Schmidt, Carla; Glaser, Noah; Beck, Dennis; Lim, Mark; Palmer, Heath – Interactive Learning Environments, 2021
Information and communication technologies (ICT) have been widely adopted in the intervention literature for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The systematic and predictable nature of ICTs make them particularly attractive for individuals with ASD. One ICT that has potential promise for individuals with ASD is virtual reality (VR).…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Skill Development, Computer Simulation
McLeod, Ragan; Kim, Sunyoung; Tomek, Sara; McDaniel, Sara – Early Child Development and Care, 2019
Young children enter kindergarten with varying levels of readiness and abilities to learn. One factor that contributes to lower levels of school readiness is poverty. One timely, cost-effective, and feasible strategy to boost school readiness, regardless of exposure to high-quality preschool is to leverage the summer months prior to kindergarten…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Program Effectiveness, School Readiness, Kindergarten
Whinnery, Stacie B.; Whinnery, Keith W. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2011
This study investigated the effects of a functional mobility program on the functional standing and walking skills of five adults with developmental disabilities. The Mobility Opportunities Via Education (MOVE) Curriculum was implemented using a multiple-baseline across subjects design. Repeated measures were taken during baseline, intervention…
Descriptors: Intervention, Multiple Disabilities, Developmental Disabilities, Physical Mobility
Randall, Melinda; Romero-Gonzalez, Mauricio; Gonzalez, Gerardo; Klee, Anne; Kirwin, Paul – Academic Psychiatry, 2011
Objective: Psychiatric rehabilitation is an evidence-based service with the goal of recovery for people with severe mental illness. Psychiatric residents should understand the services and learn the principles of psychiatric rehabilitation. This study assessed whether a 3-month rotation in a psychiatric rehabilitation center changes the competency…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Day Programs, Holistic Approach, Psychiatry
Maich, Kimberly; Hall, Carmen L.; van Rhijn, Tricia Marie; Quinlan, Laurie – Exceptionality Education International, 2015
This research provides preliminary results of an exploratory case study conducted of the Camps on TRACKS program in an inclusive, municipal day-camp program in southwestern Ontario, Canada. Positive changes are demonstrated in the social skills of nine day campers with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who participated in the program. In this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Summer Programs
Condrasky, Margaret D.; Johnson, Glenda; Corr, Anne; Sharp, Julia L. – Journal of Extension, 2015
Children participating in cooking classes gain confidence in their abilities to prepare food. If children are to make informed, healthy, food ingredient and cooking method choices, they need to be equipped with these necessary skills, as well as with nutrition competence. Extension programs that incorporate nutrition and hands-on cooking can…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Cooking Instruction, Food, Nutrition Instruction
Galloway, Robin; Bourdeau, Virginia; Arnold, Mary; Nott, Brooke D. – Journal of Extension, 2013
As experience camp directors, we've seen the challenges faced by young camp counselors and inexperienced staff. Evaluations from staff at many camps motivated us to help our people be more effective with their campers. In response we created a comprehensive camp staff training. Lessons showed staff what we wanted them to do and say as they…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Counselors, Staff Development, Training
Garst, Barry A.; Baughman, Sarah; Franz, Nancy K.; Seidel, Richard W. – Journal of Experiential Education, 2013
Research suggests that family camp experiences can enhance family relationships. Families often participate in family camp experiences for a vacation, as part of a therapeutic and/or intervention strategy, or to gain general enrichment or engagement. To better understand the impacts of family camp experiences on family functioning, a mixed-methods…
Descriptors: Family Relationship, Intervention, Mixed Methods Research, Parenting Skills
Mathai, Grace – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Social reciprocity deficits are a core feature of the autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and a major source of impairment regardless of cognitive or language ability (Carter, Davis, Klin, & Volkmar, 2005). Since these impairments do not naturally remit with age, it is critical to intervene as early as possible to offset potential risk factors…
Descriptors: Direct Instruction, Intervention, Autism, At Risk Persons